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Electricity Scam Attempt Prompts Warning From Barnstable Police - Barnstable-Hyannis, MA - Two people posed as representatives from electricity supplier NextEra, but got "aggressive" during a sign-up attempt at a local business.

A pilot program providing solar panels, heat pumps, and battery storage to low-income households, from Cape Light Compact, received state approval.

The Faith Communities Environmental Network received a grant to promote energy efficiency in Barnstable and Falmouth.

Winter is coming, and fuel prices are expected to rise during the colder months. Representatives of Cape Light Compact shared with The Times what led to these conditions, and how Islanders can prepare for the upcoming season.  Cape Light Compact also shared its information during a West Tisbury select board meeting in early November, and […]

The West Tisbury select board received a rundown of energy prices for the upcoming winter from Cape Light Compact during a Wednesday, Nov. 2, afternoon meeting.  Board chair Cynthia Mitchell was absent due to a schedule conflict, so board member Skipper Manter filled in as acting chair. Cape Light Compact administrator Maggie Downey presented information […]

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Seven delegates from the Cape and Islands, including state Rep. Dylan Fernandes, D-Falmouth, have sent out a letter to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities in opposition to the department’s decision to reject a proposal by Cape Light Compact to convert 250 low-income and moderate-income deed-restricted homes to renewable energy on Cape Cod and Martha’s […]

Cape Light Compact will receive $496,125 in funding for a new electric bike (e-bike) rebate program for income-eligible residents on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard, announced Wednesday by the Baker-Polito administration as part of a $5 million grant supporting equitable clean transportation projects across the state, according to a press release. The funding was provided […]

Most people, on average, will have to pay an extra $120 a year. Low income folks, on average, will have to pay somewhere around $15 extra a year.

This is one of my favorite weekends of the year. First off, Chilmark School has a half-day today, so Iyla and I get to have lunch together, read extra books, and play with our mice for extra hours. Grilled cheese sandwiches. Yippee. Then it will be Halloween. Then it will be my birthday. Nothing but […]